Exercise, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions
Keywords
GDM, A1GDM, A2GDM
Brief summary
Patients with newly diagnosed gestational diabetes will be recruited. The control group with get routine diet and exercise counseling. The intervention group will be instructed to get moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise; they will walk on a treadmill one time with supervision in order to be instructed how hard to work. All participants will keep an exercise log for 3 weeks and will wear an accelerometer for 1 week. The primary outcome is glucose control, specifically the need for medication in treatment of their diabetes. The hypothesis is that moderate or greater intensity exercise will better control glucose and lead to less need for medication management.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALModerate-to-vigorous intensity exercise
Moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise three times per day for three weeks
Sponsors
Oregon Health and Science University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* gestational diabetes mellitus * singelton pregnancy * 18 years old or older * no medical contraindications to exercise
Exclusion criteria
* multiple gestation * non-English speaking * unable to exercise * preexisting diabetes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Need for medication for diabetes | 3 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Birth weight | delivery |
| A1c | delivery |
| Mode of delivery | delivery |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed